Cotton-picker&#39;s truck.



No. 871,893- 1 PATENTED NOV. 26, 1907. A. SANDERS, C. M. REBMAN & B. H. SANDERS.

COTTON PIGKERS TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6, 1906.

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ALEXANDER SANDERS, CLARENCE M. REBMAN, ANI) BENJAMIN ll. SANDERS, ()l ()KEMAII,

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COTTON-EPICKERS TRUCK.

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Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

Application filed December 6. 1906. Serial No. 346.664,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALnxANnnn SAN- DEBS, (it/meson M. lineman, and BENJA- MIN ll. SANDERS, citizens of the United States, residing at ()kemah, ()reek Nation, lndian 'lerritory, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Cotton-lickers Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

in picking cotton, the o craters use a long narrow sack and usually rag the sack over the ground between the rows of cotton plants, and as the sacks are filled, they become more burdensome, manifestly, and soon wear out by the abrasive action due to contact with the ground.

The primary object of our invention is to provide a truck for cotton pickers use, which will be of sim le and durable construction, and which will conform i self to the uneven condition of'ground over which it is trundled or drawn by the sack between the rows of cotton plants, so as to facilitate and render more easy the picking of cotton and to alleviate to some degree the tiresome effects of the operation.

For a full understandim of the invention and'thc merits thercofa nd also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means forelleoting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in winch:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of our improved cotton pickers truck, the

ickcrs bag being shown in full lines at its ront end, and at its rear end in dotted lines in operative connection with the truclqFig.

'2 is a top plan view of the truck; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view; Fig. 4 is a to i don View illustratlng a modification; and fig. 5 1s a detail vlew lllustratmg a form of bracket em loyed for the journaling of rollers.

orresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin r description and indicated in all the views 0 the drawings by the same reference characters.

Our im roved cotton pickers truck is transverse y foldable, and in that embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. l, the body portion of the truck is composed of an intermediate section I and two side sections 2 and 3, said sections being l'oldably connected together by means of strap hinges or similar devices, and the two side sections are preferably of a combined width equal to the intermediate section 1 so as to fold upon the outer face thereof.

To the lower face of the internuulialc section 1 front and rear reinforcing plates 4 are securei'l and each of said plates carries a pair of strap brackets 5 that are crimped intermediate of their ends as indicated at 0 so as to form journal bearings for the iintlcs or axles of the front and rear rollers 7. These rollers 7 are preferably beveled at their ends as indicated at 8 and are intended to travel in the furrows between the rows of growing plants. The height of the truck is such as to in no wise interfere with the branches of the plants. Side rollers J are 'ournaled between pairs of similar strap brackets on the normally lower sid is or faces of the two side sections 2 and 3, being preferably located about midway of the ends of the said sections, and as the truck is drawn along, these side sections manifestly may swing up to a greater or less degree, so as to assume a'somewhat inclined position, with their rollers 9 riding along the sides of the furrow. A clevis 10 is secured to the front end of the truck, and a snap-hook 1] may be )rovided so as to connect said clevis detachably with a ring 12 sewed or otherwise secured to the cotton pickers sack 13.

In practical operation, the strap of the sack is laced over the shoulder of the operator an the sack at its rear end is supported upon the truck. As the cotton picker proceeds between the rows of plants and picks the cotton, the truck will support the sack and facilitate the free movements of the picker, as it is obvious that the pivotal or hinged connection between the sections and the consequent tilting or inclination of the said sections, will form a pocket for the sack u'ion the truck and prevent it from slipping o of the same at either side.

in that form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4, the body portion of the truck'is constructed in two equal sections that are hinged together at their meeting side edges as shown, and each section maybe ormed of longitudinally spaced slats 16 secured together by front, rear, and intermediate cross slats 17, and either or both ends of the truck may betapered. This embodiment of the truck is provided with front and rear rollers 18 that are arranged in 'iairs, one roller of each pair being journalcd in the respective sections and in strap brackets 10 similar to one for each section 15 and preferably;

mounted. at about midway of the length of the truck, asshown. This form of truck 1s similar in general operation to the form of truck first described, as it is obvious that the two sections will accommodate themselves to the different or varying uneven condition of the ground over which the rollers travel, and the front and rear rollers travel over the base of the furrow and the side rollers travel alon the sides of the two adjacent ridges: In this construction also, it is evident that the sack will be securely held on the truck, as the two sections dip towards the middle. The truck is designed to be secured to the sack in any suitable manner, such as that described with respect to the other embodiment of our invention and referably the draft is applied 'at a point a )out one foot back of the end of the truck.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that we have provided a very simple and efficient construction of truck to support the sack of a cotton picker and one which will alleviate toa considerable extent the burden of drawing the sack alon as it is being filled with cotton, while at tie same time the provision of a truck of this character will increase the life of the sack as it 1. A cotton pickers truck com "rising a plurality of longitudinal sections iaving a lnged connection and swlnglng freely with the sides relation to each other, being adapted to tilt upwardly to accommodate 7 the truck to the furrow, and rollers applied to the various sections.

2. A cotton pickers truck com rising a plurality of longitudinal sections raving a hinged connection and swinging freely with relation to each other whereby the sides are tilted upwardly to accommodate the truck to the furrow, front and rear rollers for the said sections, and side rollers mounted upon the sections, between the front and rear rollers.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

\ ALEXANDER SANDERS. [a 8.1.-

ctAlnmct m. REBM'AN. [a s. BENJAMIN memories. [1.. s1

Witnesses:

SAM T. PALMER, Louis ALTMAN.. 

